Nehellenia is the stage name of Emanuele Aruta, an Italian drag performer who competed on season 2 of Drag Race Italia and on RuPaul's Drag Race Global All Stars.
Career Aruta is a drag performer, make-up artist, and hairdresser who competed as Nehellenia on season 2 of Drag Race Italia. She won the makeover challenge and placed in the top of the Rusical (musical theatre) challenge. She impersonated Elenoire Ferruzzi for the Snatch Game challenge. Nehellenia was the runner-up of the season, never placed in the bottom, and was named Miss Congeniality.
Personal life Aruta is from Fiumicino.
Nehellenia is the "drag sister" of Drag Race Italia season 1 runner-up Farida Kant.
Nehellenia started on March 24, 2012, initially learning makeup techniques from online tutorials. Her first drag name was 'Aurora Toxica', before eventually adopting the name Nehellenia, inspired by Queen Nehelenia from Sailor Moon.
Outside of Drag Race, Nehellenia has won several pageant titles, including Drag Factor All Stars Lazio 2018, Miss Drag Queen Lazio 2014, and Miss Drag Queen Facebook Emergenti 2013.
Filmography Television YearTitleRoleNotes2022¡Tú sí que vales! HerselfContestant 2022Drag Race Italia Runner Up (season 2) 2024RuPaul's Drag Race Global All Stars Runner Up 2024 Bring Back My Girls
Music Videos Year Title Producer2024Nehellenia - "Stars Colliding" (Official Videoclip) Performed on RuPaul's Drag Race Global All StarsFrancesco Tosoni2024"Dance Like The World Is Watching 👯♀️ RuPaul’s Drag Race Global All Stars"N/A Discography
Singles YearTitleAlbumProducer2024Stars CollidingNon-Album/SingleN/A
Featured singles Year Title Album Producer2024"Everybody Say Love (Back Door Gals Europop Mix)" (The Cast of RuPaul's Drag Race Global All Stars)Leland2024"Dance Like the World is Watching"(The Cast of RuPaul's Drag Race Global All Stars)Non-Album/SingleLeland/Gabe Lopez
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